197 RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's GRAS rule has allowed untested additives into the food supply. Can RFK Jr. fix it? (www.foodandwine.com) 💪 MAHA! 🌱 posted 17 days ago by bigsix 17 days ago by bigsix +198 / -1 Can RFK Jr. Fix the FDA’s Food Safety Loophole? The FDA’s GRAS rule lets companies decide if food additives are safe—without agency oversight. RFK Jr. now aims to close this loophole, requiring companies to notify the FDA of new ingredients and their safety data. Advocates call it a long-overdue reform,... 15 comments share 15 comments share save hide report block hide replies
"GRAS" Generally Regarded as Safe. Utterly bullshit. Fancy way of saying, no one died right away from eating or using it so it's probably safe.
A slow lingering death is more profitable for their pharma partners.
Actually no it's even worse. All of the chemicals used BEFORE they started testing half a century ago were automatically grandfathered into GRAS.
Protip: avoid "Natural Flavors" in the ingredients list at all cost
Thanks, I honestly forgot about that. Scary.